Shout out to our Knowledge Ambassadors.

We are a busy group. Everyday we have questions and answers shared between members.  Its amazing how much knowledge is passed round.

One of the tasks I have been doing is when I see a question I can't answer but I know someone that does then I tag the member's name in the comments box so they can find the question quickly and share their knowledge.  Its a great way of just getting information to the questioner.

But I don't know everyone and so I decided to ask members of the group what their interest/specialty area was. You know, create a list of 'Knowledge Ambassadors' - members that know a lot more about a subject and are happy to share their knowledge and insight.

Very quickly this became a great question to have asked the members. I was really impressed with the answers and the engagement to the question.  Everyone shared a new dimension of themselves which I previously didn't know and I'm sure like me you have wondered about who does what on a daily basis.

So without further ado - here is the a list of 'Knowledge Ambassadors', This is my go to list for when I see a question and know off the top of my had who can help answer the question.  Thanks so much for everyone that contributed and shared.  Its list like this that make us feel more connected with our community and help find what we are looking for quicker.

Well done guys.

p.s - if you are reading this and you have a hobby/special interest/specialty that is not on the list then please let me know so I can add you to the list.  Its all about getting to know our community better. :)

Do you love Football? Want to get paid to watch football?

RTS (Real Time Sportcast) is a leading sports data provider. They provide live information from football matches. They are looking for commentators to cover games in Muscat, Sur, Saham, Salalah, Nizwa, Al Buraimi, Sohar for the 2013/2014 Omani premier league as well as Omani cup games and international matches played in Oman.

This is a part time job. You will work during the football season and only when the match itself is playing. We pay 40 to 45 Euros per game covered. (20 to 23 Omani Rials)

They are looking for reliable and professional people with good knowledge of the sport. Contact them via email for an interview at anis.meziane@rtsportscast.com

The link to apply through is http://www.rtsportscast.com/jobs_MR.php it's the direct link to apply through,

If you want to get involved then get in touch with Anis and start a potential new career too.

Ola Dance Lovers.....

Even if you have two left feet - they want you to dance.

FendoFeliz our very own Latino teacher is bringing latino dancing to the masses even if you are a beginner or have two left feet.

Starting Saturday 17th August 2013 7 to 8pm.
E-mail: info@LatinDanceMuscat.com or 96148863
Venue: Dance Studio of Hotel Muscat Holiday – Al Khuwair
Class Fee: Teaching is ABSOLUTELY FREE. 

Hotel, Studio Charges 2 RO per person per session.
Dress: Casuals
Footwear: Casual, not too sticky (Less friction, avoid rubber feet)
Partner: Not necessary as most of the students join as individuals and we change partners every few seconds.

....and away you go.....

http://latindancemuscat.com/

p.s if you do get let us know how it was. As my daughter says to me, 'Sharing is caring'.

Big Thank you to Blogger 'Oman Collective Intelligence' for talking about our group.

I wanted to just say a big THANK YOU to 'Oman Collective Intelligence' for the blog post about MWICF and where it is going. 

Its a big step and I hope to make this another great spot to add more value from the ongoing knowledge sharing that takes place on the group.

This is the second time that Oman Collective Intelligence have shared the group and complimented the group on its information and knowledge shared by its users. The first post was back earlier this year when the group was sitting around 2500 members. 

Muscat Where can I find? Social media at its best!

Read more: http://www.oman-collective-intelligence.com/2013/03/muscat-where-can-i-find-social-media-at.html#ixzz2cE9Rl68O
Follow us: @MPiRe_Oman on Twitter | Oman.Intel on Facebook

'Muscat Where Can I Find' Facebook Group gets its own blog

Read more: http://www.oman-collective-intelligence.com/2013/08/muscat-where-can-i-find-facebook-group.html#ixzz2cE9IAuiY
Follow us: @MPiRe_Oman on Twitter | Oman.Intel on Facebook

Thank OCI - its really appreciated. We will do our best to keep up with this great review.

Welcome to 'Muscat - Where Can I Find' - Facebook Group

If you can’t find what you are looking for in Muscat, not sure who to ask or new to Muscat and got a few questions then this is the group where you will find your answers.

With an ever growing group, Muscat – Where Can I Find Facebook Group has become a stellar community of Muscat residents sharing advice, information, suggestions, recommendations, inspiration and support to help you find what you are looking for in Muscat.

This community group has been around for over 3 years and has become the number 1 place to find what you are looking for. The advice given is all based on individual’s personal experience and knowledge.

To maintain this position as a credible and valuable local resource for Muscat we maintain the group daily removing adverts and spam. It’s important to us that we keep the focus of the group on ‘finding what you are looking for’ without having to scroll through spam and adverts.

I'm delighted for you to post what you are looking in this group here on Facebook. It's the best way for us to get to know Muscat quickly, get to know a few new people without infringing on people’s Facebook profiles. Overall you are getting to know your community better because remember ‘somebody always knows something’

Having said that, we do have a group guideline which I would appreciate you read so that you are familiar with the rules of the group. Please try to be mindful of this and help me protect our group from becoming just another FB group with a million links that nobody takes the slightest bit of notice of. The guidelines are intended purely to maintain structure and discipline. [Link below for guidelines] 

We also have a new website/blog to compliment the group. This blog will pull some of the key stories to come out of the group, cover polls, opinions and concerns. Lots goes on in this group so if you have a community initiative that needs a bit more attention, a story to share, anything that the whole community should know about then let me know. [link to website is below]

I've received a lot of positive feedback from many of you about this group - it's a place where REAL engagement, contribution, support and connections are being made. I’m very proud of this group and what it has become I look forward to enjoy many new members and many new great questions.

Thanks for your support... and don't forget... ‘Somebody always knows something…’.

LOVE much, ASK lots, HELP lots, LAUGH often, LIVE well
Nicholla Henderson Hall
Muscat – Where can I find group creator

How to block Someone on Facebook & How to Lock down your profile.

Hi guys...

Given the number of likes and comments a post received last night regarding creepy guys sending messages, I thought it would be very important to raise this matter and offer solutions to block parties from seeing your profile should you feel it necessary.  I too have received questionable messages and the simplest solution I have found is to block them and avoid any more opportunity.  I don't think this will ever end but I do take comfort in the fact that we have solutions to reduce the possibilities of it happening it again.

So, here you go guys here are some informative links on how to make better use of the privacy settings available on Facebook.

a) Block someone from seeing your profile.  The below article offers the many methods to achieve this process quickly and easily.  I'd suggest adopting one or two at hand so you can act quickly.

http://mashable.com/2013/05/01/how-to-facebook-block/

b) Lock down your profile so only those that you want to see your profile can.

http://mashable.com/2013/07/09/facebook-privacy-how-to/

You should inform Facebook of any voilation. They take communications of this kind seriously and can result in a complete banning from Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/help/175265572528235

Hope you find this useful. Let me know your feedback.  It's important the group remains focused on Muscat residents and spam free.  It's what makes this group a great spot to find what you are looking for.  

If you do wish to get in touch with me directly please contact me. I do make a point of getting back in touch as quickly as possible via the group or via email.  Or Contact me via Facebook.  Whichever is most convenient for you.

Happy finding......

Muscat Where can I Find guidelines.

Guidelines?  Really?  uh...yes.  they are needed.

MWCIF has been running now for over 3 years and as you can see from the posts and comments its a successful spot to help you find what you are looking for.  As things grow and improve its important to outline in more detail a set of guidelines that give users a better understanding of acceptable communication. 


I have put together a set of guidelines which I think reflect where the group sits at the moment. I would appreciate you having a read of them to make yourself familiar with them but also allow you the opportunity to comment and give me feedback. You may comment on this post or you can message me directly. Please note that these guidelines are subject to change as the group evolves. 


I created a separate page for them so that they were easily available for all to read. :)


have a great day guys.  Happy finding.

….and the 48 nationalities present in Muscat – Where Can I Find Facebook group are…..’

Wow!! What an engaging bunch of members we have here.  You really did jump at this question I asked. 

I asked you, ‘What is your nationality?’  Did you know that within 10 minutes I had 30 responses to this question.  I was impressed.  The question was purely for fun but also to find out how wide the groups audience had spread.  Thank you to everyone for sharing and giving everyone a glimpse into where everyone is from.  I don’t know about you but sometimes I try and guess where someone might be from and to be honest most of the time I get it wrong and remarkably so just because of how many nationalities we have in the group.

So, getting straight to the point here are the results of that survey. 

1.       There are 48 nationalities represented in this group. Amazing!

2.       Indians are the most popular nationality in the group.

3.       Pakistanis are the 2nd most popular nationality in the group.

4.       British are the 3rd most popular nationality in the Group.

5.       WE have 16 European nations – Italian, Great Britain, (includes Isle of Man), French, German,
Switzerland, Russian, Polish, Danish, Irish, Ukrainian, Romanian, Moldavian, Dutch, Hungarian, Turkey and Greek.

6.       We have 7 African nations – South African, Egyptian, Libyan, Ethiopian, Kenyan, Zimbabwean and Algerian.

7.       We had 7 Asian nationalities – Singaporean, Filipino Indonesian, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi & Sri Lankan

8.       We have 6 Middle Eastern nations in the Group – Palestinian, Iranian, Lebanese, Jordanian, Syrian and Iraq.

9.       We have 4 South American Nationalities in the Group – Chilean, Argentinian, Mexican and Colombian.

10.   We only had two members of the GCC present in the group and those were Omani’s and Bahraini.

11.   We had 3 nations from Australasia – Australia, New Zealand and Tahiti.

12.   We have Canada and United States of America nationalities in the group.

I’m really impressed with the diversity of cultures we have here.  48 nations is nothing to be shy about. I would really love to build on this information and find out more about your country and how it compares to Oman.  It’s just for fun and an opportunity for you to share your nation with Oman. 

....Getting to know your Muscat community better.....